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Marcus Aurelius and the Stoic Emperor's Equestrian Statue
The gilded bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius on the Capitoline Hill is the only surviving Roman imperial equestrian statue from antiquity. But how did it survive when nearly all others were melted down? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the statue's creation around 176 AD, its survival through the Middle Ages thanks to a case of mistaken identity — it was thought to be Constantine, the first Christian emperor — and its journey from the Lateran Palace to Michelangelo's redesigned Piazza del Campidoglio. They discuss the statue's propaganda purpose, the technical…
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